Taro is a common food in life, which can be steamed or stewed. There is a layer of skin on the surface of taro, which we will scrape off before cooking, but after shaving, many people's hands will itch. This is because taro contains an alkaline mucus called oxalate, which has a strong stimulating effect on the skin, and the saponins and proteases contained in it can also cause itchy skin. Therefore, when peeling taro, people's hands are easy to itch. Eating raw or uncooked taro may cause slight tearing of the digestive tract mucosa, and may also cause edema, itching and burning pain in the digestive tract. So what should I do after peeling taro? Here are some solutions.

1, you can wash your hands with acidic substances (vinegar, orange peel, etc.), which can decompose alkaloids and relieve itching.

2. In addition to using acidic substances, you can also use essential balm. Apply essential balm directly to itchy skin, and then gently massage it. After 5- 10 minutes, it can relieve the itchy symptoms of hand skin.

3, it can be prevented from a physical point of view, that is, wear a pair of rubber gloves on your hands, and then scrape off the skin of the taro, so that even if the taro juice comes out, it will not touch the skin of your hands and there will be no itching symptoms.

4. There is also the simplest method, that is, when cutting taro, turn on the tap water, so that the scraping process of taro can be completed in running water, so that the juice of taro is washed clean.

5. Wipe your hands with ginger. First, wash your hands. When it is dry, you can cut the ginger into pieces and then gently rub your hands with the ginger slices. But if you want to have a good effect, you'd better use this method before peeling the taro.

6. Bake your hands with fire. If your itchy fingers are caused by taro and yam skin, then you can bake your hands on the fire, which also has the effect of relieving itching. Because taro contains a saponin, this substance is easy to stimulate people's skin. There is also a very small amount of saponin that may enter human blood and have hemolytic effect. You know, this saponin will not cause food poisoning, but it may be destroyed by gastric juice. If your hands are hot, this substance may be destroyed. After this substance is destroyed, your hands will no longer itch.

7, wash your hands with white wine and ginger, wash your hands with soap first, then put some white wine on your hands, and then wash your hands with ginger water, which can also play an antipruritic role.

8. Apply essential balm, and scraping taro skin sometimes makes people feel itchy. At this time, you can wash it with water first, then wipe off the water stains, and finally apply essential balm to your hands to eliminate hand itching.